McEwen suffers

Robbie McEwen was feeling stiff

Robbie McEwen was feeling stiff (Image credit: Sirotti)

Robbie McEwen had a hard day at the office on stage five. The winner of the first sprint stage into Canterbury overcame bad luck on that stage when he recovered from a crash, chased back on and then won the day. However, as the days go by, the effects of the crash are hampering his efforts, and on the lumpy parcours from Chablis to Autun, the Australian gave up on any thought of contesting the sprint and finished more than 11 minutes behind with Stuart O'Grady. "I'm having big trouble with my neck, back and knees," he told Cyclingnews, "but today would have been too hard in any case. I did suffer a lot more than normal.".

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